The latest Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) is set on promoting and supporting innovative and scalable initiatives to address global environmental issues. Over 12 communities across the country are expected to benefit from $104 million (US $500,000) as the facility enters its seventh operational phase. Communities in Anna Regina, New Amsterdam, Corriverton, […]
Eleven Secondary school-aged students from each district who were successful in the Friendship Youth Leadership Competition, on Friday, received $200,000 (US $1000) and other awards from the Ministry of Education and the embassy of the People’s Republic of China. The awards were distributed to the students at an inaugural award ceremony held at National Centre […]
─ improved management mechanisms proposed The new Natural Resource Fund Bill 2021 emphasizes transparency and strengthened oversight. Assuring this was Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh. He has assured that the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) will be transparent, […]
Government’s Local Content Bill is proposing a GY$50 million penalty for oil companies and their sub-contractors who breach the Act. In the document which was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday, under subheading ‘offences and penalties’, a person who carries out petroleum operations without the minimum local content requirements, is liable to a fine […]
The National Assembly, Thursday evening approved the $56.8 million supplementary budget for the provision of additional inflows under the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) loan. The loan caters for the operations of law reform in Guyana – a programme that the PPP/C Government had to “invigorate with energy” when it assumed office in August 2020. Attorney […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, M.P on Thursday tabled a Human Organ and Tissue Transplant bill in the National Assembly. This is part of the government’s agenda to transform and build capacity within the country’s health sector. It is an Act to make provisions for the removal of human organs, tissues, cells and biofluids for […]
The National Assembly, on Thursday, approved the sum of $7.7 billion for the Ministry of Housing and Water to execute infrastructural works in new and existing housing schemes, and the construction of the Eccles to Diamond four-lane highway. The supplementary funding was sought during the 33rd sitting of the 12th parliament at the Arthur Chung […]
In the hallmark Local Content Legislation tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday, the Government has proposed that a Local Content Secretariat be established. This Secretariat, the Bill indicates, will be established within the Ministry of Natural Resources and shall consist of a director and other members, appointed by the Minister of Natural Resources. The […]
A supplementary provision was today approved in the National Assembly for $3,352,229,664 for the ‘provision on medical supplies for Covid 19- Hospital Consumables and reagents.’ Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, while answering questions from opposition Member of Parliament Dr. Karen Cummings, explained out of that amount, $1.5 billion will be used for the procurement […]
The Ministry of Public Works received just over $2.4 billion in supplementary funding on Thursday, to offset critical works including the reconstruction of bridges nationwide and enhancement of sea and river defences. Some $115 million has been made available to provide additional resources for sea and river defence works in critical areas along the Essequibo […]